Where does “theftful” come from?

theftful (English) comes from English theft, from Middle English theft, from Old English þīefþ — theft.

theftful (English): furtive, stealthy; suspiciously discreet

Definitions

  1. furtive, stealthy; suspiciously discreet

Ancestry of “theftful”, step by step

theftful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English theft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtheftThe act of stealing property
2Middle EnglishtheftTheft, stealing, robbery; Financial fraud; the...
3Old Englishþīefþtheft

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful—
Every word from Old English þīefþ →Every word from Middle English theft →Every word from English theft →